WO2018196240A1 - Parking management method and system for vehicle, vehicle, parking device, and server - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided are a parking management method and system for a public vehicle, a vehicle, a parking device, and a server. The parking management method for a public vehicle comprises: receiving, by means of a parking device provided on site at a parking area, wireless positioning data transmitted by a parked vehicle; determining, according to the wireless positioning data, a location of the vehicle relative to the parking device; determining, according to the location of the vehicle relative to the parking device, whether the vehicle is parked within the parking area; and providing, according to a determination result, a user with an indication relating to parking of the vehicle, the user including a person using the vehicle and/or a parking attendant. Also provided is a novel parking management solution for a public vehicle.

Description

Vehicle parking management method and system, vehicle, parking device and server Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of vehicle management, and in particular, to a parking management method for a public vehicle, a parking management system for a public vehicle, a vehicle, a parking device, and a server.

Background technique

The sharing economy has become a trend of the times. Various public vehicles have emerged in life, such as public bicycles funded by the government, public bicycles, tricycles, electric vehicles, and automobiles operated by enterprises.

Parking management has always been a problem in the management of public vehicles. In the prior art, the parking of public vehicles is usually managed by parking piles, but this method requires a parking pile for each parking space, which is relatively high in cost.

Summary of the invention

It is an object of the present invention to provide a new parking management technical solution for a public vehicle.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a parking management method for a public vehicle is provided, comprising the steps of:

Receiving wireless positioning data transmitted by the parked vehicle through a parking device disposed at a parking area site;

Determining a location of the vehicle relative to the parking device based on the wireless positioning data;

Determining whether the vehicle is parked in the parking area according to a position of the vehicle relative to the parking device;

A prompt for parking the vehicle is provided to the user based on the result of the determination, the user including the user of the vehicle and/or the parking administrator.

Optionally, the prompt indicates that the vehicle is not parked in a parking area.

Optionally, the parking area is provided with at least three of the parking devices, and three of the The parking devices are not on the same line.

Optionally, the parking device determines a location of the vehicle relative to the parking device according to the wireless positioning data; or the parking device uploads the wireless positioning data to a server, and the server is configured according to the wireless The positioning data determines the position of the vehicle relative to the parking device.

Optionally, the prompt is provided to the user by the parking device, or the prompt is provided to the user by the user's terminal, or the prompt is provided by the vehicle to the user.

Optionally, the parking device or the user's terminal receives information about the prompt from a server, or the vehicle receives information about the prompt from a parking device or a server.

Optionally, the parking device sends the wireless positioning data to the server; if the server receives the parking notification of the vehicle but does not receive the wireless positioning data about the vehicle from the parking device, the server sends the wireless positioning data to the user Send a reminder about parking the vehicle.

Optionally, the parking notice is sent to the server by the terminal of the vehicle user, or the parking notice is sent to the server when the vehicle is set to the parking state.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a vehicle is provided, including a parking state monitoring unit and a first wireless communication unit;

The parking state monitoring unit is configured to monitor whether the vehicle is set to a parking state;

The first wireless communication unit is configured to transmit wireless positioning data to the surroundings in a state where the vehicle is set to a parking state to locate a position of the vehicle.

Optionally, the vehicle further includes a second wireless communication unit; and the second wireless communication unit is configured to send a parking notification to the server if the vehicle is set to a parking state.

Optionally, the vehicle further includes a first parking reminder unit; the first wireless communication unit is further configured to receive prompt information about parking the vehicle from the parking device, or the second wireless communication unit is further configured to use the server Receiving prompt information about parking of the vehicle; the first parking reminding unit is configured to provide a prompt to the user regarding parking of the vehicle according to the prompting information, the user including a user of the vehicle and/or a parking administrator.

Optionally, the prompt indicates that the vehicle is not parked in a parking area.

Optionally, the first parking reminding unit is an audio prompting unit.

Optionally, the first wireless communication unit is a Bluetooth communication unit or a WIFI communication unit, The second wireless communication unit is a 2G/3G/4G wireless communication unit.

Alternatively, the vehicle is set to a parked state when the vehicle lock of the vehicle is set to the locked state.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a parking apparatus is provided, comprising a third wireless communication unit and a fourth communication unit;

The third wireless communication unit is configured to receive wireless positioning data sent by the parked vehicle;

The fourth communication unit is configured to send the wireless positioning data to a server.

Optionally, the fourth communication unit is further configured to receive prompt information about parking the vehicle from the server.

Optionally, the parking device further includes a second parking reminding unit, configured to provide a prompt to the user regarding parking of the vehicle according to the prompt information, where the user includes a user of the vehicle and/or Or parking administrator.

Optionally, the third wireless communication unit is further configured to send the prompt information about parking the vehicle to the vehicle.

Optionally, the prompt information indicates that the vehicle is not parked in the parking area.

Optionally, the third wireless communication unit is a Bluetooth communication unit or a WIFI communication unit.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a parking apparatus is provided, including a third wireless communication unit, a positioning unit, and a second parking prompt unit;

The third wireless communication unit is configured to receive wireless positioning data sent by the parked vehicle;

The positioning unit is configured to determine a location of the vehicle relative to the parking device according to the wireless positioning data;

The second parking reminding unit is configured to determine, according to a position of the vehicle relative to the parking device, whether the vehicle is parked in the parking area, and if the vehicle is not parked in the parking area, The user prompts the vehicle not to park in the parking area or to communicate to the vehicle via the third wireless communication unit that the vehicle is not parked in the parking area, the user including the user of the vehicle and/or the parking manager.

Optionally, the third wireless communication unit is a Bluetooth communication unit or a WIFI communication unit.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a server is provided, including a fifth communication unit, a positioning unit, and a third parking prompt unit;

The fifth communication unit is configured to receive wireless positioning data of the parked vehicle from the parking device;

The positioning unit is configured to determine a location of the vehicle relative to the parking device according to the wireless positioning data;

The third parking reminding unit is configured to determine, according to the position of the vehicle relative to the parking device, whether the vehicle is parked in the parking area, and generate prompt information about parking the vehicle based on the result of the determination, and The prompt information is transmitted to the parking device by the fifth communication unit.

Optionally, the server further includes a sixth wireless communication unit, the sixth wireless communication unit is configured to receive a parking notification of the vehicle, and the third parking prompting unit is further configured to: if the server receives the parking notification of the vehicle But not receiving wireless positioning data about the vehicle from the parking device, transmitting, by the sixth wireless communication unit, prompt information about parking the vehicle to the user's terminal, the user including the user of the vehicle and/or Parking administrator.

Optionally, the parking notice of the vehicle is sent to the server by the terminal of the user of the vehicle, or the parking notice is sent to the server when the vehicle is set to the parking state.

Optionally, the prompt information indicates that the vehicle is not parked in the parking area.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, a server is provided, including a fifth communication unit, a positioning unit, a third parking reminding unit, and a sixth wireless communication unit;

The fifth communication unit is configured to receive wireless positioning data of the parked vehicle from the parking device;

The positioning unit is configured to determine a location of the vehicle relative to the parking device according to the wireless positioning data;

The third parking reminding unit is configured to determine, according to the position of the vehicle relative to the parking device, whether the vehicle is parked in the parking area, and generate prompt information about parking the vehicle based on the result of the determination, and The prompt information is transmitted to the user's terminal by the sixth wireless communication unit, the user including a user of the vehicle and/or a parking administrator.

Optionally, the sixth wireless communication unit is further configured to receive a parking notification of the vehicle; The third parking reminding unit is further configured to: if the server receives the parking notice of the vehicle but does not receive the wireless positioning data about the vehicle from the parking device, send, by the sixth wireless communication unit, the terminal to the user Tips for parking the vehicle.

Optionally, the parking notice of the vehicle is sent to the server by the terminal of the user of the vehicle, or the parking notice is sent to the server when the vehicle is set to the parking state.

Optionally, the prompt information indicates that the vehicle is not parked in the parking area.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, a parking management system for a public vehicle is provided, comprising a server and a parking device disposed at a parking area:

The parking device is configured to receive wireless positioning data sent by the parked vehicle, and send the wireless positioning data to the server;

The server is configured to determine a location of the vehicle relative to the parking device according to the wireless positioning data; and determine, according to a location of the vehicle relative to the parking device, whether the vehicle is parked in the parking area; And transmitting, based on the result of the determination, prompt information about the parking of the vehicle to the terminal of the user or the parking device, the user including a user of the vehicle and/or a parking administrator.

Optionally, the prompt information indicates that the vehicle is not parked in the parking area.

Optionally, the server is further configured to receive a parking notice of the vehicle; if the server receives the parking notice of the vehicle but does not receive the wireless positioning data about the vehicle from the parking device, send the data to the user's terminal. Information about parking the vehicle.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, a server is provided, the server comprising a memory and a processor, the memory for storing an instruction for controlling the processor to operate to perform parking of the aforementioned public vehicle Management method.

The present invention provides a new parking management scheme for a public vehicle, which receives wireless positioning data transmitted by a parked vehicle through a parking device installed at a parking area site, and determines a position of the vehicle relative to the parking device based on the wireless positioning data to determine the location. Whether the vehicle is parked in the parking area, and the user is prompted to stop based on the result of the determination, thereby guiding the user to regulate the parking and accurately parking the vehicle in the parking area.

The above described objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the aspects of the appended claims.

DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings to be used in the embodiments will be briefly described below. It is understood that the following drawings are merely illustrative of certain embodiments of the invention and are not intended to Other relevant figures may also be obtained from those of ordinary skill in the art in light of the inventive work.

FIG. 1 is a schematic flow chart of a parking management method for a public vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 shows a block diagram of a vehicle provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 shows a block diagram of a vehicle provided by another embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 shows a block diagram of a vehicle provided by yet another embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5 shows a block diagram of a parking device provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 shows a block diagram of a parking device provided by another embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 7 shows a block diagram of a parking device provided by yet another embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 8 shows a block diagram of a server provided by one embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 9 shows a block diagram of a server provided by another embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 10 shows a block diagram of a server provided by yet another embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 11 shows a block diagram of a parking management system provided by one embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 12 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of a parking device provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram of an overall architecture of a public vehicle system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

Various exemplary embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the relative arrangement of the components and steps, numerical expressions and numerical values set forth in the embodiments are not intended to limit the scope of the invention unless otherwise specified.

The following description of the at least one exemplary embodiment is merely illustrative and is in no way

Techniques, methods and apparatus known to those of ordinary skill in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail, but the techniques, methods and apparatus should be considered as part of the specification, where appropriate.

In all of the examples shown and discussed herein, any specific values are to be construed as illustrative only and not as a limitation. Thus, other examples of the exemplary embodiments may have different values.

It should be noted that similar reference numerals and letters indicate similar items in the following figures, and therefore, once an item is defined in one figure, it is not required to be further discussed in the subsequent figures.

<Overall architecture of public vehicle system>

The public vehicle referred to in the present invention may be, for example, a shared bicycle. FIG. 13 shows an overall schematic diagram of a public vehicle system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

According to FIG. 13, the public vehicle system may include a mobile terminal 1000, a background server 2000, a vehicle 4000, and a parking device 6000, and the three may establish a communication connection with each other through the wireless network 5000.

Vehicle 4000 has a two-dimensional code and/or code for uniquely identifying a corresponding vehicle. The vehicle 4000 can communicate with the mobile terminal 1000 near the vehicle by wireless communication such as Bluetooth or WIFI.

Wireless communication with the mobile terminal 1000.

The user can scan the two-dimensional code on the vehicle 4000 through the mobile terminal 1000, and then send the two-dimensional code information to the background server 2000 to perform an unlocking operation.

The user can also input or recognize the code on the vehicle 4000 through the mobile terminal 1000, and then send the encoded information to the background server 2000 to perform the unlocking operation.

When the user scans the two-dimensional code on the vehicle 4000 or inputs the code through the mobile terminal 1000, it is necessary to use the functions of the mobile terminal 1000, such as the flashlight function of the mobile terminal 1000, the camera function, and the like.

The parking device 6000 is disposed at the parking area for receiving wireless positioning data transmitted by the parked vehicle 4000, and uploading the wireless positioning data to the background server 2000 through the network 5000. The parking device 6000 can communicate with the vehicle 4000 or the mobile terminal 1000 near the parking area by wireless communication such as Bluetooth or WIFI.

In the present invention, the mobile terminal 1000 may transmit or receive signals by means such as a wired or wireless network, or may process or store signals in a physical storage state such as in a memory. Each mobile terminal can be an electronic device comprising hardware, software or embedded logic components or a combination of two or more such components, and capable of performing suitable functions implemented or supported by the mobile terminal. For example, the mobile terminal can be a smartphone, tablet, portable email device, e-book, handheld game console and/or game controller, laptop, netbook, handheld electronic device, smart wearable device, and the like. The present invention contemplates any suitable mobile terminal. The mobile terminal can enable a user using the mobile terminal to access the network.

The mobile terminal 1000 can include: a processing device including an application processing portion and a radio frequency/digital signal processor; and can also include a ROM device, a RAM, a flash memory, or a memory device of any combination thereof.

In addition, various client applications can be installed on the mobile terminal 1000, and the client application can be used to allow the mobile terminal 1000 to be used to transmit commands suitable for operation with other devices. Such an application can be downloaded from the server and installed into the memory of the mobile terminal 1000, or it can be installed on the mobile terminal 1000 in advance. In the embodiment of the present invention, a vehicle user terminal application is installed on the mobile terminal 1000, and the vehicle user terminal application can help the user realize the function of using the vehicle 4000.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the background server 2000 is a server. The server referred to herein should be understood as a service point that provides processing, database, and communication facilities. For example, a server can refer to a single physical processor with associated communication and data storage and database facilities, or it can refer to a networked or aggregated processor, a collection of related networks and storage devices, and one or more software and one or more The database system and the application software supporting the services provided by the server operate. Servers can vary greatly in configuration or performance, but servers can typically include one or more central processing units and memory. The server also includes one or more mass storage devices, one or more power sources, one or more wired or wireless network interfaces, one or more input/output interfaces, or one or more operating systems, such as Windows Server, Mac OS X, Unix, Linux, FreeBSD, and more. In particular, the backend server 2000 can be a monolithic server or a decentralized server that spans multiple computers or computer data centers. The server may be of various types such as, but not limited to, a web server, a news server, a mail server, a message server, an advertisement server, a file server, an application server, an interactive server, a database server, or a proxy server. In some embodiments, each server can include hardware, software, or An embedded logical component or a combination of two or more such components that perform the appropriate functions supported or implemented by the server. In the embodiment of the present invention, the background server 2000 is used to provide all the functions necessary to support the use of the vehicle.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the vehicle 4000 may be a bicycle, or may be in various forms such as a tricycle, an electric bicycle, a motorcycle, and a four-wheeled passenger vehicle.

In an embodiment of the invention, wireless network 5000 encompasses any suitable wireless network, such as, but not limited to, 4G networks, 3G networks, GPRS, Wi-Fi, and the like. In addition, the wireless network that couples the background server 2000 and the mobile terminal 1000 together with the wireless network that couples the background server 2000 and the vehicle 4000 may be the same wireless network, or may be different wireless networks.

Referring to FIG. 1 , a parking management method for a public vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided, which includes the following steps:

101. Receive wireless positioning data transmitted by the parked vehicle through a parking device disposed at a parking area site.

Wherein, one or more parking devices may be provided for one parking area, and each parking device can wirelessly cover the parking area. Alternatively, a plurality of parking devices may be provided for one parking area, and all of the parking devices may be combined to wirelessly cover the parking area. In one embodiment, at least three parking devices may be provided for one parking area, which are not on the same line, and each parking device may separately cover the parking area.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the vehicle itself has a wireless communication function, for example, the vehicle is provided with a Bluetooth communication unit or a WIFI communication unit. The vehicle is provided with a parking state monitoring unit. When the parking state monitoring unit detects that the vehicle is set to the parking state, the vehicle transmits wireless positioning data to the surroundings. For example, the vehicle may transmit wireless positioning data to the surroundings by means of broadcasting. Wherein, when the lock of the vehicle is set to the locked state, the vehicle is set to a parking state, for example, the vehicle adopts an electronic lock, and the state pin of the electronic lock is connected with the parking state monitoring unit, when the electronic lock is locked When it is up, the output of the status pin changes, and the parking status monitoring unit can detect that the vehicle is set to the locked state.

The parking device also has a wireless communication function, for example, the parking device is provided with a Bluetooth communication unit or a WIFI communication unit. The parking device can receive the wireless transmission by the vehicle. Line positioning data.

In an embodiment of the invention, the wireless positioning data refers to a wireless signal that can be used to locate a vehicle. A person skilled in the art can establish a wireless communication link between the vehicle and the parking device in various ways, which are all within the protection scope of the present invention and will not be described herein. A person skilled in the art can monitor whether the vehicle lock of the vehicle is set to the locked state in various ways, and these methods are all within the protection scope of the present invention, and details are not described herein again.

102. Determine a location of the vehicle relative to a parking device based on the wireless positioning data.

After the parking device receives the wireless positioning data, the vehicle can be positioned using the wireless positioning data to determine the position of the vehicle relative to the parking device. Alternatively, after receiving the wireless positioning data, the parking device transmits the wireless positioning data to the server, and the server uses the wireless positioning data to locate the vehicle to determine the position of the vehicle relative to the parking device. The server can also deliver the results of the positioning to the parking device.

In the embodiment of the present invention, in step 102, the distance between the vehicle and the parking device may be calculated according to the wireless positioning data received by the parking device. For example, the received signal strength method (RSSI) in the prior art may be used to calculate the arrival time. Method (TOA), Time Difference of Arrival (TDOA) and Received Signal Angle Calculation (AOA) calculate the distance between the vehicle and the parking device. Then, according to the distance between the vehicle and the parking device, the position of the vehicle relative to the parking device is determined. For example, if the parking area is provided with a parking device and the distance between the vehicle and the parking device is X meters, then the vehicle is located at a distance of X meters from the parking device. If the parking area is provided with three or more parking devices, and the parking devices are not on the same line, the three-point positioning principle can be utilized to calculate the unique specific position of the vehicle based on the distance between the vehicle and the parking devices.

103. Determine, according to a location of the vehicle relative to the parking device, whether the vehicle is parked in the parking area.

In an embodiment of the invention, the parking device determines the position of the vehicle relative to the parking device using the wireless positioning data, and determines whether the vehicle is parked in the parking area based on the position of the vehicle relative to the parking device. Alternatively, the server determines the position of the vehicle relative to the parking device using the wireless positioning data, and determines whether the vehicle is parked in the parking area based on the position of the vehicle relative to the parking device. The server can issue the result of the judgment to the parking device.

Since the parking device is preset for the parking area, and the position of the parking device relative to the parking area is determined, in step 103, it is possible to determine whether the vehicle is parked in the parking area by using the position of the vehicle relative to the parking device. For example, the parking area is circular and the radius is Y meters. The parking area is provided with a parking device. When the vehicle is located within Y meters of the parking device, it is determined that the vehicle is parked in the parking area. Otherwise, the vehicle is parked. Outside the parking area.

104. Providing a prompt to the user regarding parking of the vehicle based on the result of the determination, the user including a user of the vehicle and/or a parking administrator.

In one embodiment, the parking device provides a prompt to the user regarding parking of the vehicle based on the result of the determination. For example, if the result of the judgment is that the vehicle is not parked in the parking area, the parking device issues a voice prompt "The vehicle is not parked in the parking area, please park the vehicle in the parking area" to guide the user of the vehicle and/or parking management. The crew parked the vehicle correctly.

In one embodiment, the parking device transmits prompt information regarding parking of the vehicle to the vehicle based on the result of the determination. If the result of the judgment is that the vehicle is parked in the parking area, the prompt information may be, for example, "the vehicle is parked correctly." If the result of the judgment is that the vehicle is not parked in the parking area, the prompt information may be, for example, "the vehicle is not parked in the parking area". It is also possible to send a prompt message to the vehicle only when the vehicle is not parked in the parking area. The vehicle prompts the user based on the prompt information. For example, when the prompt information indicates that the vehicle is not parked in the parking area, the vehicle issues an audible prompt to remind the user, or the vehicle prompts the user by flashing lights or the like to guide the user to regulate the parking of the vehicle. .

In one embodiment, the server sends prompt information about the parking of the vehicle to the terminal of the user based on the result of the determination, where the terminal refers to an intelligent electronic device, such as a mobile phone, etc., and the user's terminal prompts the user for the parking condition of the vehicle, Guide the user to regulate parking the vehicle. The prompt information about the parking of the vehicle may be, for example, “the vehicle is parked correctly, thank you”, or “the vehicle is not parked in the parking area, please park the vehicle into the parking area”.

In one embodiment, the server sends prompt information about the parking of the vehicle to the vehicle based on the result of the determination. If the result of the judgment is that the vehicle is parked in the parking area, the prompt information may be, for example, "the vehicle is parked correctly." If the result of the judgment is that the vehicle is not parked in the parking area, the prompt information may be, for example, "the vehicle is not parked in the parking area". Can also only be in the vehicle When parking in the parking area, send a message to the vehicle. The vehicle prompts the user based on the prompt information. For example, when the prompt information indicates that the vehicle is not parked in the parking area, the vehicle issues an audible prompt to remind the user, or the vehicle prompts the user by flashing lights or the like to guide the user to park. vehicle.

In one embodiment, the parking device transmits the wireless positioning data to the server after receiving the wireless positioning data. After the vehicle is parked, the vehicle user can send a parking notice to the server through the terminal it holds. Alternatively, the parking state monitoring unit of the vehicle transmits a parking notice to the server when it is detected that the vehicle is set to the parking state. If the server receives the parking notification of the vehicle but does not receive the wireless positioning data from the parking device regarding the vehicle, the server transmits a prompt message regarding the parking of the vehicle to the user's terminal to guide the user to regulate the parking of the vehicle.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the prompts for the user may be in various manners, such as a voice prompting manner, or a light prompting manner, or a prompting manner of the terminal vibration, which are all within the protection scope of the present invention, and are not described herein again.

The parking management method for a public vehicle provided by the embodiment of the present invention receives the wireless positioning data transmitted by the parked vehicle through a parking device disposed at the parking area, determines the position of the vehicle relative to the parking device according to the wireless positioning data, and determines the vehicle. Whether to park in the parking area, the user is prompted to stop based on the result of the judgment, thereby guiding the user to regulate the parking and accurately parking the vehicle in the parking area.

The parking management method for a public vehicle provided by the embodiment of the present invention uses the vehicle and the parking device installed at the parking area to perform communication to determine the position of the vehicle relative to the parking device, thereby determining whether the vehicle is parked in the parking area, and relative to utilizing The method of GPS positioning or the like to locate the vehicle to determine whether the vehicle is parked in the parking area is not easy to have a positioning delay, and is not easy to be positioned due to occlusion. Therefore, the parking management of the public vehicle provided by the embodiment of the present invention is provided. The method is more effective.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a server, where the server includes a memory and a processor, and the memory is configured to store an instruction for controlling the processor to perform the foregoing parking management method of a public vehicle.

For those skilled in the art, hardware, software or software and hardware can be used. The method for managing the parking of the public vehicle described above, and the functions of the vehicle, the terminal, the server, and the parking device involved in the parking management method of the public vehicle described above.

Based on the same inventive concept, a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention is described with reference to FIG. 2, which includes a parking state monitoring list 11 and a first wireless communication unit 12.

The parking state monitoring unit 11 is configured to monitor whether the vehicle is set to a parking state.

The first wireless communication unit 12 is configured to transmit wireless positioning data to the surroundings in a state where the vehicle is set to a parking state in order to locate the position of the vehicle. The first wireless communication unit 12 is, for example, a Bluetooth communication unit or a WIFI communication unit.

Based on the same inventive concept, a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 3, which includes a parking state monitoring list 21, a first wireless communication unit 22, and a first parking prompt unit 23.

The parking state monitoring unit 21 is configured to monitor whether the vehicle is set to a parking state.

The first wireless communication unit 22 is configured to transmit wireless positioning data to the surroundings in a state where the vehicle is set to a parking state in order to locate the position of the vehicle.

The first wireless communication unit 22 is further configured to receive prompt information about parking the vehicle from the parking device. The first wireless communication unit 22 is, for example, a Bluetooth communication unit or a WIFI communication unit.

The first parking reminding unit 23 is configured to provide a prompt to the user regarding parking of the vehicle according to the prompt information, the user including a user of the vehicle and/or a parking administrator.

Based on the same inventive concept, a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention is described with reference to FIG. 4, which includes a parking state monitoring list 31, a first wireless communication unit 32, a second wireless communication unit 33, and a first parking prompt unit 34.

The parking state monitoring unit 31 is configured to monitor whether the vehicle is set to a parking state.

The first wireless communication unit 32 is configured to transmit wireless positioning data to the surroundings in a state where the vehicle is set to a parking state in order to locate the position of the vehicle. The first wireless communication unit 22 is, for example, a Bluetooth communication unit or a WIFI communication unit.

The second wireless communication unit 33 is configured to send a parking notification to the server if the vehicle is set to the parking state. The second wireless communication unit 33 is further configured to receive prompt information about parking the vehicle from the server. The second wireless communication unit 33 is, for example, a 2G/3G/4G wireless communication unit.

The first parking reminding unit 34 is configured to provide a prompt for the parking of the vehicle to the user according to the prompt information, the user including a user of the vehicle and/or a parking administrator.

In the above several embodiments relating to the vehicle, the first parking reminding unit may be an audible prompting unit. The vehicle is set to a parked state when the vehicle lock of the vehicle is set to the locked state.

Based on the same inventive concept, a parking device according to an embodiment of the present invention is described with reference to FIG. 5. The parking device 4 includes a third wireless communication unit 41 and a fourth communication unit 42.

The third wireless communication unit 41 is configured to receive wireless positioning data transmitted by the parked vehicle. The third wireless communication unit 41 is, for example, a Bluetooth communication unit or a WIFI communication unit.

The fourth communication unit 42 is configured to send the wireless positioning data to the server.

Based on the same inventive concept, a parking device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 6. The parking device 5 includes a third wireless communication unit 51, a fourth communication unit 52, and a second parking prompt unit 53.

The third wireless communication unit 51 is configured to receive wireless positioning data transmitted by the parked vehicle. The third wireless communication unit 51 is, for example, a Bluetooth communication unit or a WIFI communication unit.

The fourth communication unit 52 is configured to send the wireless positioning data to the server, and receive prompt information about parking the vehicle from the server.

The second parking reminding unit 53 is configured to provide a prompt for the parking of the vehicle to the user according to the prompt information, the user including a user of the vehicle and/or a parking administrator.

The third wireless communication unit 51 is further configured to send the prompt information about parking the vehicle to the vehicle.

Based on the same inventive concept, a parking device according to an embodiment of the present invention is described with reference to FIG. 7. The parking device 6 includes a third wireless communication unit 61, a positioning unit 62, and a second parking prompt unit 63.

The third wireless communication unit 61 is configured to receive wireless positioning data transmitted by the parked vehicle. The third wireless communication unit 61 is, for example, a Bluetooth communication unit or a WIFI communication unit.

The positioning unit 62 is configured to determine a location of the vehicle relative to the parking device according to the wireless positioning data.

a second parking reminding unit 63, configured to determine, according to a position of the vehicle relative to the parking device, whether the vehicle is parked in the parking area, if the vehicle is not parked in the parking lot In the parking area, the user is prompted to indicate that the vehicle is not parked in the parking area or that the vehicle is not sent to the vehicle via the third wireless communication unit 61. The user includes the user of the vehicle and/or Or parking administrator.

In the above embodiment regarding the parking device, the third wireless communication unit is a Bluetooth communication unit or a WIFI communication unit.

Based on the same inventive concept, a server according to an embodiment of the present invention is described with reference to FIG. 8. The server 7 includes a fifth communication unit 71, a positioning unit 72, and a third parking reminding unit 73.

The fifth communication unit 71 is configured to receive wireless positioning data of the parked vehicle from the parking device.

The positioning unit 72 is configured to determine a location of the vehicle relative to the parking device according to the wireless positioning data.

a third parking reminding unit 73, configured to determine, according to a position of the vehicle relative to the parking device, whether the vehicle is parked in the parking area, and generate prompt information about parking the vehicle based on the result of the determination, and pass the The fifth communication unit 71 transmits the prompt information to the parking device.

Based on the same inventive concept, a server according to an embodiment of the present invention is described with reference to FIG. 9. The server 8 includes a fifth communication unit 81, a positioning unit 82, a third parking reminding unit 83, and a sixth wireless communication unit 84.

The fifth communication unit 81 is configured to receive wireless positioning data of the parked vehicle from the parking device.

The positioning unit 82 is configured to determine a location of the vehicle relative to the parking device according to the wireless positioning data.

a third parking reminding unit 83, configured to determine, according to a position of the vehicle relative to the parking device, whether the vehicle is parked in the parking area, and generate prompt information about parking the vehicle based on the result of the determination, and pass the The fifth communication unit 81 transmits the prompt information to the parking device.

The sixth wireless communication unit 84 is configured to receive a parking notice of the vehicle.

a third parking reminding unit 83, configured to pass the sixth no if the server receives the parking notice of the vehicle but does not receive the wireless positioning data about the vehicle from the parking device The line communication unit 84 transmits prompt information about the parking of the vehicle to the user's terminal, the user including the user of the vehicle and/or the parking administrator.

Wherein, the parking notice of the vehicle is sent to the server by the terminal of the user of the vehicle, or the parking notice is sent to the server when the vehicle is set to the parking state.

Based on the same inventive concept, a server according to an embodiment of the present invention is described with reference to FIG. 10. The server 9 includes a fifth communication unit 91, a positioning unit 92, a third parking reminding unit 93, and a sixth wireless communication unit 94.

The fifth communication unit 91 is configured to receive wireless positioning data of the parked vehicle from the parking device.

The positioning unit 92 is configured to determine a location of the vehicle relative to the parking device according to the wireless positioning data.

a third parking reminding unit 93, configured to determine, according to a position of the vehicle relative to the parking device, whether the vehicle is parked in the parking area, and generate prompt information about parking the vehicle based on the result of the determination, and pass The sixth wireless communication unit 94 transmits the prompt information to the user's terminal, the user including the user of the vehicle and/or the parking administrator.

The sixth wireless communication unit 94 can also be configured to receive a parking notification of the vehicle.

The third parking reminding unit 93 may be further configured to: if the server receives the parking notice of the vehicle, but does not receive the wireless positioning data about the vehicle from the parking device, send the data to the user's terminal through the sixth wireless communication unit 94. Information about parking the vehicle.

Wherein, the parking notice of the vehicle is sent to the server by the terminal of the user of the vehicle, or the parking notice is sent to the server when the vehicle is set to the parking state.

Based on the same inventive concept, a parking management system for a public vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 11. The parking management system C includes a server B and a parking device A installed at the parking area.

The parking device A is configured to receive wireless positioning data sent by the parked vehicle, and send the wireless positioning data to the server.

a server B, configured to determine, according to the wireless positioning data, a location of the vehicle relative to the parking device; determining, according to a location of the vehicle relative to the parking device, whether the vehicle is parked in the parking area; Sending a vehicle about the user's terminal based on the result of the judgment A reminder message for parking, the user including a user of the vehicle and/or a parking administrator. .

In one embodiment, server B is also operative to receive a parking notification for the vehicle. If the server B receives the parking notice of the vehicle but does not receive the wireless positioning data about the vehicle from the parking device A, the prompt information about the parking of the vehicle is transmitted to the terminal of the user.

Based on the same inventive concept, a parking management system for a public vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided. The parking management system includes a server and a parking device disposed at a parking area. The server may be any one of the foregoing servers, and the parking device may be It can be any of the aforementioned parking devices.

Figure 12 is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of a parking device that can be used to implement an embodiment of the present invention. The parking device 3000 includes a processor 3010, a memory 3020, an interface device 3030, a communication device 3050, an input device 3060, a speaker 3070, and the like.

Memory 3020 is for storing instructions for controlling processor 3010 to operate to perform a parking management step implemented by the parking device in accordance with the foregoing.

The processor 3010 can be, for example, a central processing unit CPU, a microprocessor MCU, or the like. The memory 3020 includes, for example, a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a nonvolatile memory such as a hard disk, and the like. The interface device 3030 includes, for example, a USB interface or the like, and the manager can maintain the parking device 3000 through the interface device 3030, for example, software upgrade the parking device 3000. The communication device 3050 includes a wireless communication unit that is capable of wirelessly communicating with the vehicle. Further, the communication device 3050 may also include other wired or wireless communication units to communicate with the server. Input device 3060 can include, for example, a touch screen, a keyboard, a voice input device, and the like. The user can output voice information through the speaker 3070 to prompt the user for the parking condition of the vehicle.

The parking device apparatus shown in Figure 12 is merely illustrative and is in no way intended to limit the invention, its application or use. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that although a plurality of devices are illustrated in Figure 12, the present invention may relate only to a portion of the devices therein. Those skilled in the art can design instructions in accordance with the disclosed embodiments of the present invention. The instructions for controlling the operation of the processor are well known in the art and will not be described in detail herein.

The parking management system of the public vehicle provided by the embodiment of the present invention receives the wireless positioning data transmitted by the parked vehicle through the parking device disposed at the parking area, determines the position of the vehicle relative to the parking device according to the wireless positioning data, and determines the vehicle. Whether parking in the parking area In the domain, the user is prompted to stop based on the result of the judgment, thereby guiding the user to regulate the parking and accurately parking the vehicle in the parking area.

The parking management system for a public vehicle provided by the embodiment of the present invention uses the vehicle and the parking device installed at the parking area to perform communication to determine the position of the vehicle relative to the parking device, thereby determining whether the vehicle is parked in the parking area, and relative to utilizing The method of GPS positioning or the like to locate the vehicle to determine whether the vehicle is parked in the parking area is not easy to have a positioning delay, and is not easy to be positioned due to occlusion. Therefore, the parking management of the public vehicle provided by the embodiment of the present invention is provided. The system is more efficient.

It should be noted that each embodiment in the specification is described in a progressive manner, and each embodiment focuses on differences from other embodiments, and the same similar parts between the embodiments are referred to each other. can. However, it should be apparent to those skilled in the art that the above embodiments may be used alone or in combination with each other as needed. In addition, for the device embodiment, since it corresponds to the method embodiment, the description is relatively simple, and the relevant parts can be referred to the description of the corresponding part of the method embodiment. The system embodiments described above are merely illustrative, and the modules illustrated as separate components may or may not be physically separate.

In addition, the flowchart and block diagrams in the figures illustrate the architecture, functionality, and operation of possible implementations of systems, methods, and computer program products according to various embodiments of the present invention. In this regard, each block of the flowchart or block diagram can represent a module, a program segment, or a portion of code that includes one or more of the Executable instructions. It should also be noted that in some alternative implementations, the functions noted in the blocks may also occur in a different order than that illustrated in the drawings. For example, two consecutive blocks may be executed substantially in parallel, and they may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality involved. It is also noted that each block of the block diagrams and/or flowcharts, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams and/or flowcharts, can be implemented in a dedicated hardware-based system that performs the specified function or function. Or it can be implemented by a combination of dedicated hardware and computer instructions.

The computer program product provided by the embodiment of the present invention includes a computer readable storage medium storing the program code, and the program code includes instructions for executing the method described in the foregoing method embodiment. For the specific implementation, refer to the method embodiment. , will not repeat them here.

A person skilled in the art can clearly understand that for the convenience and brevity of the description, the specific working process of the system, the device and the unit described above can refer to the corresponding process in the foregoing method embodiment, and details are not described herein again.

In the several embodiments provided by the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed systems, devices, and methods may be implemented in other manners. The device embodiments described above are merely illustrative. For example, the division of the unit is only a logical function division. In actual implementation, there may be another division manner. For example, multiple units or components may be combined or Can be integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. In addition, the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed may be an indirect coupling or communication connection through some communication interface, device or unit, and may be electrical, mechanical or otherwise.

The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components displayed as units may or may not be physical units, that is, may be located in one place, or may be distributed to multiple network units. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the embodiment.

In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present invention may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist physically separately, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit.

The functions may be stored in a computer readable storage medium if implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as a standalone product. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the present invention, which is essential or contributes to the prior art, or a part of the technical solution, may be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a storage medium, including The instructions are used to cause a computer device (which may be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) to perform all or part of the steps of the methods described in various embodiments of the present invention. The foregoing storage medium includes: a U disk, a mobile hard disk, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk, and the like. .

It should be noted that, in this context, relational terms such as first and second are used merely to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply such entities or operations. There is any such actual relationship or order between them. Moreover, the term “Include,” “include,” or any other variation thereof is intended to encompass a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or device that comprises a plurality of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not explicitly listed. Or, it also includes elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or device. An element that is defined by the phrase "comprising a ..." does not exclude the presence of additional equivalent elements in the process, method, item, or device that comprises the element.

The above description is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes can be made to the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the scope of the invention are intended to be included within the scope of the invention. It should be noted that similar reference numerals and letters indicate similar items in the following figures, and therefore, once an item is defined in a drawing, it is not necessary to further define and explain it in the subsequent drawings.

While the invention has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, it is understood that It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the above embodiments may be modified without departing from the scope of the invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims.

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1. A parking management method for a public vehicle includes the following steps:

   Receiving wireless positioning data transmitted by the parked vehicle through a parking device disposed at a parking area site;

   Determining a location of the vehicle relative to the parking device based on the wireless positioning data;

   Determining whether the vehicle is parked in the parking area according to a position of the vehicle relative to the parking device;

   A prompt for parking the vehicle is provided to the user based on the result of the determination, the user including the user of the vehicle and/or the parking administrator.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the prompt indicates that the vehicle is not parked within a parking area.
3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said parking area is provided with at least three said parking devices, and three of said parking devices are not on the same line.
4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the parking device determines a position of the vehicle with respect to the parking device based on the wireless positioning data; or

   The parking device uploads the wireless positioning data to a server, and the server determines a location of the vehicle relative to the parking device based on the wireless positioning data.
5. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the prompt is provided to the user by the parking device, or the prompt is provided to the user by the user's terminal, or provided by the vehicle to the user The prompt.
6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the parking device or the user's terminal receives information about the prompt from a server, or the vehicle receives information about the prompt from a parking device or a server.
7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the parking device transmits wireless positioning data to a server;

   If the server receives the parking notice of the vehicle but does not receive the wireless positioning data about the vehicle from the parking device, the server transmits the prompt information about the parking of the vehicle to the terminal of the user.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the parking notice is transmitted to the server by a terminal of the vehicle user, or the parking notification is transmitted to the server by the vehicle when set to the parking state.
9. A vehicle includes a parking state monitoring unit and a first wireless communication unit;

   The parking state monitoring unit is configured to monitor whether the vehicle is set to a parking state;

   The first wireless communication unit is configured to transmit wireless positioning data to the surroundings in a state where the vehicle is set to a parking state to locate a position of the vehicle.
10. The vehicle of claim 9 further comprising a second wireless communication unit;

    The second wireless communication unit is configured to send a parking notification to the server if the vehicle is set to a parking state.
11. A vehicle according to claim 9 or 10, further comprising a first parking reminder unit;

    The first wireless communication unit is further configured to receive prompt information about parking the vehicle from the parking device, or the second wireless communication unit is further configured to receive prompt information about parking the vehicle from the server;

    The first parking reminding unit is configured to provide a prompt for the parking of the vehicle to the user according to the prompt information, where the user includes a user of the vehicle and/or a parking administrator.
12. The vehicle of claim 11 wherein the prompt indicates that the vehicle is not parked within a parking area.
13. The vehicle according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the first parking reminding unit is a sound prompting unit.
14. A vehicle according to any one of claims 9 to 13, wherein the first wireless communication unit is a Bluetooth communication unit or a WIFI communication unit, and the second wireless communication unit is a 2G/3G/4G wireless communication unit.
15. A vehicle according to any one of claims 9 to 14, wherein the vehicle is set to a parked state when a lock of the vehicle is set to a locked state.
16. A parking device includes a third wireless communication unit and a fourth communication unit;

    The third wireless communication unit is configured to receive the number of wireless positionings sent by the parked vehicle according to;

    The fourth communication unit is configured to send the wireless positioning data to a server.
17. The parking device according to claim 16, wherein the fourth communication unit is further configured to receive prompt information about parking the vehicle from the server.
18. The parking device according to claim 17, further comprising a second parking reminder unit;

    The second parking reminding unit is configured to provide a prompt to the user regarding parking of the vehicle according to the prompt information, where the user includes a user of the vehicle and/or a parking administrator.
19. The parking device according to claim 17 or 18, wherein the third wireless communication unit is further configured to transmit the prompt information about parking the vehicle to the vehicle.
20. A parking apparatus according to any one of claims 17 to 19, wherein the prompt information indicates that the vehicle is not parked in a parking area.
21. A parking device includes a third wireless communication unit, a positioning unit, and a second parking prompt unit;

    The third wireless communication unit is configured to receive wireless positioning data sent by the parked vehicle;

    The positioning unit is configured to determine a location of the vehicle relative to the parking device according to the wireless positioning data;

    The second parking reminding unit is configured to determine, according to a position of the vehicle relative to the parking device, whether the vehicle is parked in the parking area, and if the vehicle is not parked in the parking area, The user prompts the vehicle not to park in the parking area or to communicate to the vehicle via the third wireless communication unit that the vehicle is not parked in the parking area, the user including the user of the vehicle and/or the parking manager.
22. The parking device according to any one of claims 16 to 21, wherein the third wireless communication unit is a Bluetooth communication unit or a WIFI communication unit.
23. A server includes a fifth communication unit, a positioning unit, and a third parking prompt unit;

    The fifth communication unit is configured to receive the number of wireless positioning of the parked vehicle from the parking device according to;

    The positioning unit is configured to determine a location of the vehicle relative to the parking device according to the wireless positioning data;

    The third parking reminding unit is configured to determine, according to the position of the vehicle relative to the parking device, whether the vehicle is parked in the parking area, and generate prompt information about parking the vehicle based on the result of the determination, and The prompt information is transmitted to the parking device by the fifth communication unit.
24. The server according to claim 22, further comprising a sixth wireless communication unit;

    The sixth wireless communication unit is configured to receive a parking notice of the vehicle;

    The third parking reminding unit is further configured to: if the server receives the parking notice of the vehicle, but does not receive the wireless positioning data about the vehicle from the parking device, then the terminal is sent to the user through the sixth wireless communication unit. A reminder message is sent regarding parking of the vehicle, the user including a user of the vehicle and/or a parking administrator.
25. A server includes a fifth communication unit, a positioning unit, a third parking reminder unit, and a sixth wireless communication unit;

    The fifth communication unit is configured to receive wireless positioning data of the parked vehicle from the parking device;

    The positioning unit is configured to determine a location of the vehicle relative to the parking device according to the wireless positioning data;

    The third parking reminding unit is configured to determine, according to the position of the vehicle relative to the parking device, whether the vehicle is parked in the parking area, and generate prompt information about parking the vehicle based on the result of the determination, and The prompt information is transmitted to the user's terminal by the sixth wireless communication unit, the user including a user of the vehicle and/or a parking administrator.
26. The server according to claim 24, wherein the sixth wireless communication unit is further configured to receive a parking notice of the vehicle;

    The third parking reminding unit is further configured to: if the server receives the parking notice of the vehicle, but does not receive the wireless positioning data about the vehicle from the parking device, then the terminal is sent to the user through the sixth wireless communication unit. Send a reminder about parking the vehicle.
27. The server according to claim 23 or 25, wherein the parking notice of the vehicle is transmitted to the server by the terminal of the user of the vehicle, or the parking notice is sent by the vehicle when set to the parking state Server's.
28. A server according to any one of claims 22 to 25, wherein the prompt information indicates that the vehicle is not parked in a parking area.
29. A parking management system for a public vehicle includes a server and a parking device disposed at a parking area:

    The parking device is configured to receive wireless positioning data sent by the parked vehicle, and send the wireless positioning data to the server;

    The server is configured to determine a location of the vehicle relative to the parking device according to the wireless positioning data; and determine, according to a location of the vehicle relative to the parking device, whether the vehicle is parked in the parking area; And transmitting, based on the result of the determination, prompt information about the parking of the vehicle to the terminal of the user or the parking device, the user including a user of the vehicle and/or a parking administrator.
30. The parking management system according to claim 28, wherein said prompt information indicates that said vehicle is not parked in a parking area.
31. The parking management system according to claim 28 or 29, wherein the server is further configured to receive a parking notice of the vehicle; if the server receives the parking notice of the vehicle, but does not receive the parking device The wireless positioning data of the vehicle transmits prompt information about the parking of the vehicle to the terminal of the user.
32. A server, comprising a memory and a processor, the memory for storing instructions for controlling the processor to operate to perform the parking according to any one of claims 1 to 8. Management method.

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